Univariate analysis of baseline, clinical and laboratory characteristics recorded on ED admissions of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection distributed according to death within 30 days of ED evaluation
| Alive | Death | P value | |
| Patients, n (%) | 242 (81.8) | 54 (18.2) | |
| Serum albumin (g/dL), mean (SD) | 3.8 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.4) | <0.001* |
| Serum albumin | |||
| Albumin <3.5 g/dL, n (%) | 79 (32.6) | 40 (74.1) | <0.001† |
| Albumin <3.0 g/dL, n (%) | 18 (7.4) | 12 (22.2) | 0.006† |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 65 (16) | 82 (9) | <0.001* |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.876† | ||
| Male | 156 (64.5) | 34 (63.0) | |
| Female | 86 (35.5) | 20 (37.0) | |
| Comorbidity, n (%) | |||
| At least one chronic disease | 157 (64.9) | 53 (98.1) | <0.001† |
| Two or more chronic diseases | 97 (40.1) | 43 (79.6) | <0.001† |
| Temperature on arrival in ED (°C) mean (SD) | 37.3 (0.9) | 37.4 (0.9) | 0.507‡ |
| Clinical condition on arrival in ED | |||
| Altered mental status, n (%) | 18 (7.4) | 19 (35.2) | <0.001† |
| Respiratory rate (breaths per minute) >30 | 24 (9.9) | 20 (37.0) | <0.001† |
| Oxygen saturation (%) <93% | 105 (43.4) | 48 (88.9) | <0.001† |
| Laboratory findings, median (IQR) | |||
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.1 (12.7–15.2) | 13.4 (11.9–14.7) | 0.094‡ |
| Haematocrit (%) | 42.6 (38.9–45.1) | 41.0 (36.5–45.1) | 0.151‡ |
| Leucocytes (×1000/µL) | 6.2 (4.9–8.4) | 7.1 (5.1–9.5) | 0.250‡ |
| Platelets counts (×1000/µL) | 205 (160–266) | 173 (137–225) | 0.003‡ |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 1.2 (0.9–1.9) | <0.001‡ |
| Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73) | 80 (59–93) | 46 (30–68) | <0.001‡ |
| C reactive protein (mg/dL) | 5.2 (1.9–10.3) | 11.1 (6.5–17.5) | <0.001‡ |
| Leucocytes, median (IQR) | |||
| Neutrophil (×1000/µL) | 4.38 (3.15–6.32) | 5.98 (3.50–8.35) | 0.020‡ |
| Lymphocytes (×1000/µL) | 1.07 (0.74–1.50) | 0.75 (0.48–1.30) | <0.001‡ |
| Monocytes (×1000/µL) | 0.52 (0.34–0.72) | 0.38 (0.27–0.62) | 0.006‡ |
| Liver function, median (IQR) | |||
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 30 (21–47) | 32 (22–43) | 0.369‡ |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 36 (25–52) | 43 (30–63) | 0.101‡ |
*Student’s t-test.
†Fisher’s exact test.
‡Mann-Whitney test.